Patents by Inventor Barry McMillan

Barry McMillan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240040209
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for outputting secondary media assets are disclosed. One or more secondary media assets may be associated with objects already existing within a first media asset. The one or more secondary media assets may be indicated according to a manifest file and may be output during execution of a trick play command during output of the first media asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Leslie Chapman, Barry Mcmillan, Leemay Nassery, Austin Wells
  • Patent number: 11805301
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for outputting secondary media assets are disclosed. One or more secondary media assets may be associated with objects already existing within a first media asset. The one or more secondary media assets may be indicated according to a manifest file and may be output during execution of a trick play command during output of the first media asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Leslie Chapman, Barry Mcmillan, Leemay Nassery, Austin Wells
  • Publication number: 20220360863
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for outputting secondary media assets are disclosed. One or more secondary media assets may be associated with objects already existing within a first media asset. The one or more secondary media assets may be indicated according to a manifest file and may be output during execution of a trick play command during output of the first media asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Leslie Chapman, Barry Mcmillan, Leemay Nassery, Austin Wells
  • Patent number: 11388484
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for outputting secondary media assets are disclosed. One or more secondary media assets may be associated with objects already existing within a first media asset. The one or more secondary media assets may be indicated according to a manifest file and may be output during execution of a trick play command during output of the first media asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Leslie Chapman, Barry Mcmillan, Leemay Nassery, Austin Wells
  • Publication number: 20210297725
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for outputting secondary media assets are disclosed. One or more secondary media assets may be associated with objects already existing within a first media asset. The one or more secondary media assets may be indicated according to a manifest file and may be output during execution of a trick play command during output of the first media asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Leslie Chapman, Barry Mcmillan, Leemay Nassery, Austin Wells
  • Patent number: 11006188
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for outputting secondary media assets are disclosed. One or more secondary media assets may be associated with objects already existing within a first media asset. The one or more secondary media assets may be indicated according to a manifest file and may be output during execution of a trick play command during output of the first media asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Leslie Chapman, Barry Mcmillan, Leemay Nassery, Austin Wells
  • Publication number: 20190208285
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for outputting secondary media assets are disclosed. One or more secondary media assets may be associated with objects already existing within a first media asset. The one or more secondary media assets may be indicated according to a manifest file and may be output during execution of a trick play command during output of the first media asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Leslie Chapman, Barry McMillan, Leemay Nassery, Austin Wells
  • Publication number: 20190080175
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying an object in content and determining information associated with the object are provided. A device can be used to select a region comprising an object of interest in content (e.g., video, streaming content). The object of interest can be an object (e.g., an actor, a landmark, text, etc.) a user observes during consumption of the content. The selected region can be defined by temporal and coordinate information associated with the content. The information associated with the content can be analyzed to identify the content, extract an image from the content, identify the object of interest and provide additional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Federico Buratti, Luis Luzardo, David Gareis, Jan Neumann, Michael Holmes, Barry McMillan
  • Publication number: 20100088221
    Abstract: Systems and methods for allocating business among a plurality of entities are provided. In some embodiments, information about the business may be communicated from a client terminal. If the business is capable of being automatically allocated, at least one relevant parameter may be processed to identify a provider with which to allocate the business. In some embodiments of the present invention, motor vehicle dealership financing application allocation techniques are used to determine financing sources, financing eligibility, financing terms, or any combination thereof in connection with the sale or leasing of motor vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: ROUTEONE LLC
    Inventors: Barry McMillan, Paul MacLellan, Anthony Goulbourne, Benjamin W. Bawcum
  • Publication number: 20090043690
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and methods for electronically validating indirect financing transactions using various validation rules are described. The system is configured to collect from various independent finance sources information about available automobile financing programs, including various credit application validation rules. The system receives from automobile dealer credit application information, which may be provided via one or more electronic worksheets. The system validates accuracy of the application data using pre-submission validation rules and forwards the validated credit application to the associated finance source for approval. After submission of the credit application for approval, the system may receive additional changes to the application from the dealer. The system is configured to validates accuracy of the changed information using post-submission validation rules and notify the finance source if any validation rules were violated by the dealer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Paul MacLellan, Barry McMillan